290 children died at BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur this August: Official

Gorakhpur, 30 August(Wishav Warta): A total number of 290 children have died in the Baba Raghav Das Medical College here in the month of August, of which 213 died in the neo natal ICU and 77 in the encephalitis ward, principal P K Singh said.

There have been 1,250 deaths since January this year at the hospital, especially in encephalitis, infant and children’s wards, he said. Giving a break up of the causalities at the infamous medical college, Singh said 37 children have died on August 27 and 28, of which 26 died in the neo natal ICU (NICU) and 11 in encephalitis ward.